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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the |
| 3 | | past 30 years; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, The percentage of children aged 6-11 in the United |
| 5 | | States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980, to 20% in |
| 6 | | 2008, and the percentage of adolescents aged 12-19 years who |
| 7 | | were obese increased from 5% to 18% over the same period; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, over 1/3 of children and adolescents were |
| 9 | | overweight or obese; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, After the family, school is the primary |
| 11 | | institution responsible for the development of young people in |
| 12 | | the United States; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Schools have direct contact with more than 95% of |
| 14 | | our nations young people aged 5-17 years, for about 6 hours a |
| 15 | | day, and for up to 13 critical years of their social, |
| 16 | | psychological, physical, and intellectual development; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, The health of young people is strongly linked to |
| 18 | | their academic success, helping students stay healthy is a |
| 19 | | fundamental mission of schools; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The fifth grade students at Columbus Elementary |
| 2 | | School in Edwardsville are building awareness and importance of |
| 3 | | physical fitness; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a blue ribbon panel that |
| 5 | | is reviewing ways to enhance physical fitness programs in our |
| 6 | | Illinois schools; therefore, be it
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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| 8 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 9 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN,
that we further encourage educators |
| 10 | | and school administrators to suggest some topics, but not |
| 11 | | limited to the following for discussion during fitness |
| 12 | | awareness week: nutrition and dietary behavior, physical |
| 13 | | activity protocol, tobacco-use prevention, alcohol or drug use |
| 14 | | prevention, review of cardio protocols, review of eating |
| 15 | | disorders, and a review of physical activity facts; and be it |
| 16 | | further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That we urge educators and school administrators |
| 18 | | to promote that one week of each school year be used to |
| 19 | | emphasize the importance of physical fitness in schools in the |
| 20 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to Columbus Elementary School in Edwardsville.
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